The Genus Messor Forel, 1890 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Cyprus

Sebastian Salata; Jakovos Demetriou; Christos Georgiadis; Lech Borowiec

doi:10.3161/00034541ANZ2023.73.2.006

The Genus Messor Forel, 1890 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Cyprus

Sebastian Salata, Jakovos Demetriou, Christos Georgiadis, Lech Borowiec

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Nine species of the genus Messor Forel have been reported from Cyprus to date. However, based on our samples and examined type material we confirm the presence of only three species on the island. Messor bucephalussp. nov. is described as a new species to science, while M. orientalis Emery and M. syriacus Tohmé are redescribed based on the material from Cyprus. Their distribution, biology and possible misidentification with other species of the genus are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	215-234
Number of pages	20
Journal	Annales Zoologici
Volume	73
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3161/00034541ANZ2023.73.2.006
Publication status	Published - Jun 30 2023
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cyprus
Eastern Mediterranean
Messor bucephalus
identification key
new species

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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